Michelle Carlslund’s charming and playful illustrations are characterised by her clean shapes and soft pastel colour palette. Michelle produces work for her eco friendly brand, which is stocked in over 100 kids and design shops worldwide, and also for a range of commercial clients as part of her freelance practice.

Michelle shares her reflections and valuable lessons she has learned throughout her career, including how focussing on her unique strengths as an artist has helped develop her practice. You can enjoy more of Michelle’s work in Pictoria Volume.1, The Best Contemporary Illustrators Worldwide.

Contemporary artist, Le Sonneur has opened a new solo exhibition at Le Tsuba hotel, Paris. ’Rear Windows’ runs until 15th March 2019, so don’t miss your chance to enjoy Le Sonneur’s work in person.

Multi disciplinary artist and Senior Designer at Microsoft, Anthony Neil Dart talks us though his influences, aims for the future and shares his top tips for overcoming creative challenges. Read on to find out more!

You can also enjoy more of Anthony’s work featured in Pictoria Volume.1 and Ascenders Volume.2

Mariana Destro lives and works in Brazil. We were excited to feature Mariana’s work in Pictoria Volume.1, The Best Contemporary Illustrators Worldwide whilst she studied for her BA in Visual Arts. Following her graduation from the University of Brasilia, Mariana has exhibited her works in a number of galleries and is active in her local creative community. Read on to find out more about her creative practice!

Dave Merrell is an illustrator based in Manchester, UK. His clients include Nike China, Manchester City FC, Liverpool FC, ESPN, Adidas and Bleacher Report to name a few. Dave is also an official Star Trek artist, whose work was featured in the global 50/50 exhibition celebrating 50 years of Star Trek.

Read on to find out more about Dave’s creative practice!

Pierre-Paul Pariseau is an illustrator who has worked for a wide range of international clients across the commercial, consumer goods and publishing industries. His creative practice has been recognised by a number of design and illustrative bodies and he exhibits his personal work on a regular basis. Read on to find out more about his art!

SIMPLE GESTURES, is a group exhibition of works by the creative community to raise money for Youth with cancer via The Alfred Hospital (specifically The Alfred Foundation, Melanoma Ward). From designers, illustrators to photographers and fine artists, the contributors come from all corners of the creative spectrum.

Nik Neves is an illustrator who lives between Berlin, Germany and Porto Alegre, Brazil. As a result, travel is a significant influence on his work. We were delighted to feature Nik's art in Pictoria Volume.1 and we caught up with him to find out what he’s working on today.

Check out this phenomenal new work by Swiss / German painter, David Stegmann.
If you’re in Stuttgart, Germany be sure to visit Galerie Strzelski to enjoy this piece and more of David’s work in person!

Stijn Felix is a seasoned illustrator whose work has been commissioned by many popular Belgian media. From book covers, to editorial illustrations, album artwork and cultural posters: his work has a penchant for the dark, the devious and the melancholic but is always lit up by a subtle sense of humour. 

Pablo Espinosa creates striking depictions of mystical visions overflowing with psychedelic colours and whimsical characters that delight and assault the senses. We caught up with Pablo to find out what he’s been up to since he featured in Pictoria Volume.1, The Best Contemporary Illustrators Worldwide.

Eglė Plytnikaitė is inspired by vintage posters, science magazines, pop art, music and nature. We love her bold colour palettes and minimalist design. Read on to find out more about her creative practice.

We love the vibrant and colourful world of freelance illustrator and designer, Peachmunky. We featured her work in Pictoria Volume.1, and caught up with her to find out her latest news!

We’re excited to feature Carmi Grau’s hand lettering work in ‘Ascenders Volume.1, Leaders in Contemporary Lettering’. We spoke to Carmi about her creative practice and she shares her top tips for illustrators seeking to develop their hand lettering skills.

Amy Putman showcases new collage pieces at New York exhibition

Comfort Love and Adam Withers have been self published comic book creators since 2008. They have self published two comic series, written a book about self publishing comics and can often be found speaking on panels and seminars of comic conventions throughout the USA

We’re delighted to feature Scott Biersack’s work in Ascenders Volume.1, Leaders in Contemporary Lettering. We spoke to Scott about his creative practice and influences.

Dr. Christy Henshaw is the Digital Production Manager at The Wellcome Collection, London. Dr Henshaw spoke to us about her role in digitising the Collection’s materials and how they can be accessed and enjoyed.

Rashelle Stetman is a fine artist and commission artist who lives and works in California. We featured Rashelle’s work in Drawn Volume.2 and caught up with her recently to find out her latest news.

Casey Rolseth is an illustrator and visual effects artist based in Vancouver, Canada. We are proud to feature Casey’s work on the cover of Drawn Volume.3